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20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait

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20th Century Masters: The Best of George Strait – The Christmas Collection
Greatest hits album by
George Strait
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003
GenreCountry
Length34:30
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Tony Brown
George Strait
George Strait chronology
Honkytonkville
(2003) 		20th Century Masters: The Best of George Strait – The Christmas Collection
(2003) 		50 Number Ones
(2004)

20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait is a collection of some of George Strait's greatest Christmas songs. It was released on September 23, 2003, by MCA Nashville.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Merry Christmas Strait to You"Bob Kelly2:39
2."When It's Christmas Time in Texas"Benny McArthur3:09
3."I Know What I Want for Christmas"Charlie Black, Dana Hunt3:22
4."Old Time Christmas"Aaron Barker, John Jarvis3:17
5."Santa's on His Way"David Anthony2:07
6."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne2:20
7."Jingle Bell Rock"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe2:13
8."All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)"Donald Gardner2:36
9."Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are)"Jerry Laseter, Mack Vickery3:00
10."Noel Leon"Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Ricky Ray Rector2:54
11."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Johnny Marks2:55
12."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Bob Wells3:58
Total length:34:30

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait received three out of five stars from William Ruhlmann of Allmusic.[1] In his review, Ruhlmann laments that "this compilation is not what it might have been" because "Strait seems intent on rewarding his current crop of contributing songwriters by including plenty of their mediocre contributions to the Christmas repertoire."[1]

Chart positions

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20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait peaked at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 60
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] 93

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William. "20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 27, 2003. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.


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